Difficult Days...

I'm not going to lie.  Sometimes life is downright difficult.  The last two months have been especially so.  I have lost two people whom I loved very much.  My Papa Louis passed on May  18.  My Granny Jane (Louis' wife) passed July 1st.  My heart is aching right now.  They were such wonderful people.  Our loss is Heaven's gain though.  Here is a poem:

Heaven's Rest

At end of day I'm bowed and bent,

My secret shame to Heaven sent,

My yearning heart within me dwells

Calling Our Lord, Emmanuel.

Swift He flies with His return

A lump of coal, the sins to burn

My heart to mend, my head to bless,

His blood to wash my soul afresh,

And ere He left I held Him tight,

Pray one more thing before thy flight,

Please give me peace to rest this night.

My peace is thine, my daughter lie,

Sleep well til morning b ids thee rise

With joy my heart swelled in my breast,

'Twas then I entered Heaven's Rest.